Low buck 360 build
Hey guys, I've been making some good progress with this build so I figured I'd make a build thread. I have a 72 dart that I have to sell. I was building a 418 stroker for it but I need to put that project on pause for financial reasons. I decided to drop in a low cost 360 in the car and sell it. At first I was scrounging around for a 5.9 magnum but decided that would be too much headache to swap. And I found a "freshly" machined 360 on Facebook for $600. It's a mid 70s era 360 4 barrel long block. It had been bored 30 over and decked. New pistons had been installed. Then for whatever reason, the guy let it sit and collect rust in the garage. So I took a look at it and decided I'd try to clean it up and put it together. So this is a thread about a very basic 360 buildup that shouldn't cost much, but would still make 300+ hp easily. I'm not taking it back to the machine shop, I'll just clean up things as best as I can, and throw it together. Follow along on this razorblade rebuild and let's get this dart going again!
A few general specs on the car and engine:
72 dart with low miles. It's got the gold colored paint. Picked it up last year, had a 408 with (likely) a blown head gasket. Would run but only very roughly.
Car has 3:55 gears and what I believe to be a sure grip. It's definitely a clutch type diff. It's got a 727 with a shift kit and a mild aftermarket converter. 2500ish stall.
The 360 I'm building has 30 over enginetech factory replacement dish pistons. So it's not going to be a high compression engine. No worries, it'll run great on 87.
Here's the thread where we selected the cam: Thread 'Help me select a cam' Help me select a cam
Ended up going with the comp cams 265 DEH. 20-417-3 (DEH) 211/227, 110 LSA .442/.462 lift
I'll run headers and probably a Carter/Edelbrock 750.
Hey guys, I've been making some good progress with this build so I figured I'd make a build thread. I have a 72 dart that I have to sell. I was building a 418 stroker for it but I need to put that project on pause for financial reasons. I decided to drop in a low cost 360 in the car and sell it. At first I was scrounging around for a 5.9 magnum but decided that would be too much headache to swap. And I found a "freshly" machined 360 on Facebook for $600. It's a mid 70s era 360 4 barrel long block. It had been bored 30 over and decked. New pistons had been installed. Then for whatever reason, the guy let it sit and collect rust in the garage. So I took a look at it and decided I'd try to clean it up and put it together. So this is a thread about a very basic 360 buildup that shouldn't cost much, but would still make 300+ hp easily. I'm not taking it back to the machine shop, I'll just clean up things as best as I can, and throw it together. Follow along on this razorblade rebuild and let's get this dart going again!
A few general specs on the car and engine:
72 dart with low miles. It's got the gold colored paint. Picked it up last year, had a 408 with (likely) a blown head gasket. Would run but only very roughly.
Car has 3:55 gears and what I believe to be a sure grip. It's definitely a clutch type diff. It's got a 727 with a shift kit and a mild aftermarket converter. 2500ish stall.
The 360 I'm building has 30 over enginetech factory replacement dish pistons. So it's not going to be a high compression engine. No worries, it'll run great on 87.
Here's the thread where we selected the cam: Thread 'Help me select a cam' Help me select a cam
Ended up going with the comp cams 265 DEH. 20-417-3 (DEH) 211/227, 110 LSA .442/.462 lift
I'll run headers and probably a Carter/Edelbrock 750.